Information-Analytical System "Manuscript": technologies and tools of creation of electronic collections of ancient and medieval documents

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the possibilities of the Manuscript system (http://manuscripts.ru/) designed for preparation of electronic scientific publications of ancient manuscripts on the Internet.
The primary consideration is given to the specialized modules of the system ensuring 1) input, storage, editing and processing of materials in the database, 2) textologic, linguistic and paleographic analyses of manuscripts/texts and 3) preparation of dummy copies and publication of manuscripts and research apparatus.
All modules interact with a common database allowing processing text/manuscript units organized into hierarchies and nets, their relationships and values that adequately reflect modeled objects and their relationships.
The report also shows the possibilities of the system modules for a comprehensive study of texts and their units.